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TARGETING MALARIA USING RTS,S/AS01 LIPOSOME BASED THERAPY IN COMBINATION WITH CRYPTOLEPIS SANGUINOLENTA
No full textMalaria has shown to be a threatening disease to half of the population of the world, with currently 241 million cases reported. Malaria treatments have yet to be completely effective due to their ability and resistance to antimalarial drugs Plasmodium falciparum has developed, making it challenging to help treat this disease. RTS, S/AS01 has been shown to act on the pre-erythrocytic stage of malaria, targeting the circumsporozoite protein of Plasmodium falciparum expressed by the malaria parasite during this stage. At the same time, Cryptolepsis Sanguinolenta has been shown to have 90% inhibition of Plasmodium falciparum K1 growth. They have both been used to treat malaria; however, their combination has not yet been tested. The present study aims to evaluate the synergistic effect of RTS, S/AS01, and Cryptolepsis Sanguinolenta to reduce the levels of parasitemia after the proposed treatment while providing an alternative combination less likely to develop resistance since two mechanisms of action and two different biochemical targets are addressed through this combination. The effects of Cryptolepsis Sanguinolenta on the immune modulation induced by RTS, S/AS01 are also being tested
EXPLORING STUDENT THRIVING: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF FIRST-GENERATION AND CONTINUING-GENERATION UNDERGRADUATE COLLEGE STUDENTS AT A PRIVATE, FAITH-BASED UNIVERSITY
No full textThis quantitative study explored the thriving of first-generation undergraduate students enrolled full-time at a mid-sized, private, faith-based, open-enrollment university in the southeastern United States. Using the validated Thriving Quotient™ instrument, this research measured thriving across five domains: engaged learning, academic determination, positive perspective, social connectedness, and diverse citizenship, along with three subscales: spirituality, sense of community, and institutional integrity. The study compared thriving perceptions of first-generation college students (FGCSs) and continuing-generation college students (CGCSs) to determine if generational status influenced students’ experiences of thriving. Despite documented challenges faced by FGCSs—including financial stress, limited familial guidance, and lower academic preparedness—this study also considered the asset-based characteristics commonly observed in this population, such as resilience, motivation, and adaptability. A non-experimental, survey-based methodology was employed, and data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Findings indicated that FGCSs perceived themselves as thriving to a positive degree, with no statistically significant differences in overall thriving or within any of the thriving subscales when compared to CGCSs. These results suggest that first-generation students at a faith-based institution can and do thrive at levels comparable to their peers. The study contributes to the body of literature on student success by emphasizing the importance of supportive institutional environments and asset-based approaches to understanding FGCS outcomes
YOUR CONSOLATION BRINGS JOY: HOW PRIVATE SCHOOL EMPLOYEES SUPPORT STUDENTS EXPERIENCING TRAUMA
No full textTrauma caused by adverse childhood experiences is a growing and pervasive issue. Researchers have found trauma may have physical, emotional, behavioral, academic, and spiritual effects on children. School employees are in a unique position to teach students about resiliency and can mitigate the effects of traumatic stress. Although multiple studies have examined teachers’ definition, perspective, and experiences of trauma, few studies have taken place in faith-based schools. The following qualitative study used a phenomenological approach to discover the lived experiences of faith-based school employees in identifying and supporting students who have experienced trauma. Eleven faith-based school employees participated in a semi-structured interview to share personal experiences of working with students who have experienced trauma as a result of an adverse childhood experience. Six themes emerged during the qualitative data analysis: the spectrum of trauma, learning about trauma, individual responses to trauma, collaborative responses to trauma, the faith element, and barriers and needs. Faith-based school employees recognize trauma as a negative experience that produces an emotional response, affects daily life, and lasts beyond the moment of the event, and trauma must be addressed on an individual or case-by-case basis. Participants shared students experienced trauma due to the death of a loved one, family separation, or medical illness. Faith-based school employees offer support to students by forming relationships, fostering a peer-support network, and praying for students. Faith-based school employees collaborate to support students who have experienced trauma by consulting with each other and referring students to outside agencies
THE MODERATING EFFECT OF ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE ON THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN JOB SATISFACTION, EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT, AND EMPLOYEE TURNOVER INTENTIONS
Get PDFRetaining top talent is a growing challenge in the United States. High employee turnover, as highlighted in the study, is a significant concern for many organizations. A recent Gallup survey, revealed that nearly half of U.S. workers are actively seeking or monitoring employment prospects, with approximately 48% of U.S. workers being in this category. This quantitative, nonexperimental, and correlational study involved the Organizational Cultural Assessment Instrument, Organizational Engagement Scale, Job Satisfaction Survey, and Turnover Intent Questionnaire, drawing on the experiences of 120 participants to examine the moderating role of organizational culture in the relationship between employee engagement, job satisfaction, and turnover intentions to test for hypotheses. Pearson correlation was employed to analyze hypotheses H1 and H2, whereas Hayes process macro was utilized for hypotheses H3 and H4. A strong negative correlation between employee engagement and turnover intention and job satisfaction and turnover intention. In addition, there was a statistically significant negative effect of employee engagement on turnover intention, with clan, adhocracy, market, and hierarchy cultures showing no moderating effect on the relationship and job satisfaction had a significantly negative effect on turnover intention. These results offer significant theoretical and practical insights for organizations and the academic community, laying the groundwork for future research endeavors
EXAMINING THE EFFECT OF CLIMATE CHANGE DENIALISM IN AMERICAN CHRISTIANITY ON INTERNATIONAL CLIMATE POLICY
No full textWhile 53% of Americans say anthropogenic climate change is happening, only 32% of American evangelical Protestants share that belief (Alper). Key reasons for this gap include the values and political affiliations held by religious Americans. Historically, there have been dissenting opinions on the role of Christianity in global warming, but ultimately data have demonstrated that the opinions of American Christians can influence major global political decisions, such as President Trump’s executive order pulling the United States out of the keystone Paris Agreement
A QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS OF MIDDLE SCHOOL TEACHERS’ SELF-EFFICACY AND SMALL-GROUP INSTRUCTION
No full textThis nonexperimental, descriptive quantitative study focused on the relationship between teacher self-efficacy (TSE) and the receptivity to and implementation of small-group instruction (SGI) among middle school teachers in a school district in the Southeast United States. Rooted in Albert Bandura’s 1977 self-efficacy theory, this study integrated Megan Tschannen-Moran and Anita Hoy’s (2001) Teacher Sense of Efficacy Scale and a researcher-created instrument that resulted in statistically significant findings from the 76 teachers who participated in the survey. The predictive model of receptiveness to SGI by overall TSE was statistically significant (F[3,72)] = 8.92, p \u3c .001, R2 = .27), as was the predictive model of teacher implementation of SGI (F[1,74] = 35.45, p \u3c .001, R2 = .32). The Teacher Sense of Efficacy Scale measures the confluence of TSE related to classroom management, student engagement, and instructional strategies. Teacher efficacy in instructional strategies was indicative of participating middle school teachers’ perceived receptivity of SGI (B = −0.36, t(72) = −1.97, p = .05), and efficacy in classroom management (B = 0.52, t(72) = 3.58, p \u3c .001) impacted their perceived implementation of SGI. Furthermore, the TSE dimension of student engagement was statistically significant in predicting perceptions of overall receptiveness to (B = 0.62, t(72) = 3.52, p \u3c .001) and implementation of (B = 0.31, t(72) = 2.26, p = .03) SGI. The research findings of this current study and the literature highlight the significant benefits of TSE and student engagement
TEACHER MINDSET: AN INVESTIGATION ON THE INFLUENCE OF TEACHERS’ TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP ON GROWTH MINDSET
Get PDFIdentifying transformational leadership as a predictor of a growth mindset can be useful in developing teachers’ growth mindset. This nonexperimental quantitative study examined the relationship between teachers’ growth mindset and transformational leadership, and how the dimensions of teacher transformational leadership styles predict teachers’ growth mindset. The current study examined 63 participants in a school district in Florida. Using Dweck’s growth mindset survey (2006) and a researcher-created instrument to assess teachers’ perceptions of growth mindset and transformational leadership, the study resulted in a statistically significant finding of the association and prediction of transformational leadership on growth mindset. Demographics, such as teachers’ gender, years of teaching experience, and level of education, were not statistically significant using an ANCOVA analysis. The study outcomes contribute to the body of research regarding teachers’ transformational leadership and growth mindset. The outcomes have practical implications for school districts and universities to develop teachers’ leadership styles
Workshop Series: Reflections on an Emerging Leadership Journey
Get PDFDefense Date
April 1, 2025
Candidate Name
Sanjay Paul
Personal Email Address
[email protected]
First Advisor
Dr. Emile Hawkins
Second Advisor
Dr. Debra Dean
DSL Final Project Abstract
Project Type
Global Conference Presentation
Project Overview
Reflections on an Emerging Leadership Journey is a PowerPoint presentation (of approximately 3 hours and 15 minutes) which designed to connect glo al interests in a way that can share best practices across an interdisciplinary front. Sanjay Paul shares ideas, observations, educational, volunteer, and professional experiences, along with his growth in the leadership journey. This journey can serve as a catalyst for others who are on similar leadership journeys or who want encouragement in pursuing their unique interests in benefit of their societies and the world at large.
Project Themes
The PowerPoint presentation consists of 17 parts. Within these 17 parts, interdisciplinary themes related to sociology, psychology, politics, economics, philosophy, and more are covered. An original “Certainty-in-Chaos” Ethical Model, along with proposing a “fluid form of government” which can help individuals, students, government officials, policy makers, educators, though leaders, and others to partake in the dialogue of sharing best practices from around the world to improve opportunities for citizens of their respective countries. In the final part, a foray into the entertainment direction is suggested as a way to promote individual empowerment and to raise awareness for social causes. Artistic, intellectual, motivational and other expressive fronts are encouraged as a means of encouraging participants to pursue hobbies and interests as a way of enhancing their professional interests. Participants will be encouraged throughout the Presentation to share original ideas in relation to the content being presented.
Contributions to the Field of Leadership
Reflections on an Emerging Leadership Journey will encourage students, individuals, and professionals from a variety of fields to view reflect on how their own emerging or leadership journey could be viewed from an interdisciplinary manner. Participants will be able to see how they can share best practices from various ideological standpoints and disciplines and learn how they can apply existing and original ideas in a way that can help them to improve personally, educationally, professionally, and socially.
Real-world Implications
The primary purpose of this project was to encourage individuals to grow in their leadership journey in an interdisciplinary manner, by galvanizing individuals for the betterment of humanity
THE ROLE OF ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE AND PASTORAL LEADERSHIP IN SUSTAINABLE CHURCH OUTREACH: A MULTISITE MINI-ETHNOGRAPHIC CASE STUDY
Get PDFThis study examined the role of organizational culture and pastoral leadership in sustainable church outreach programs. Two churches were chosen for this multisite mini-ethnographic case study because, for multiple years, they have participated in multiple outreaches each week to their non-Christian neighbors. These two churches differed in terms of geographical location, size, demographics, and budget. Data collection included field observations, semi-structured interviews, focus groups, and document analysis. The themes that surfaced from the data were altruistic foundations, relational equity, organizational agility, organizational challenges, exemplary pastoral leadership, and the centrality of God. This research contributes to the theoretical and practical understanding of pastoral leadership and church organizational culture. The information that emanated from the data indicated that regardless of differences, churches that engage in sustainable outreach have certain characteristics. A unique model was created from the data to display the characteristics of churches that engage in outreach. The concepts that are laid out in this model are core assumptions (seeing people’s need to connect with God, prioritizing the Great Commission and human dignity), relational principles (sacrificial service, hopefulness, a welcoming environment), organizational principles (organizational agility, consistency, organizational awareness of external needs), and pastoral leadership (exemplifying service, communicating vision, and empowering leadership). These facets do not work in silos but are interconnecting and reciprocal
A FRAMEWORK FOR A FLOURISHING LIFE WITHIN THE AMERICAN PENTECOSTAL CHURCH THROUGH THE LENS OF SCRIPTURE AND RESEARCH
Get PDFThis dissertation examines six Pentecostal churches across the United States, exploring the research question, “What best practices (strategies) and beliefs (theologies) within six Pentecostal churches act as breakthroughs or barriers in promoting spiritual flourishing among their attendees?” Drawing from Matt 5:2–12, the Beatitudes serve as a foundational text for understanding spiritual flourishing in God’s kingdom. A mixed-methods approach was employed, integrating both quantitative and qualitative research methodologies conducted at Cross Church in Cumming, Georgia, Real Life Church (Bowling Green, Kentucky), Vima Church (Wichita, Kansas), Harvest Time (Fort Smith, Arkansas), New Life Church (Peshtigo, Wisconsin), and Life Point Church, which serves both Lake Stevens and Marysville, Washington. Research results revealed significant correlations between spiritual growth and disciplines like Bible reading, prayer, and church attendance. Barriers such as busyness and distractions, alongside breakthroughs like community engagement and spiritual disciplines were also present. These insights underscore the critical role of intentional practices and theological beliefs in fostering flourishing faith, offering valuable applications for Pentecostal and other Christian communities